辽宁省沈阳市第一二六中学2020-2021学年八年级上学期期中英语试题（原卷版）

20-21学年(上)126中学八年级11月份期中考试笔试部分一.单项填空(共10小题，每小题0.5分；满分5分)1.He______lookatthestarseverynight,butnowhedoesnot.Ahadbetter B.usedto C.oughtto D.hadto2.---_______doyoubrushyourteeth?---Twiceormoreaday.A.Howsoon B.Howfar C.Howlong D.Howoften3.Everythingis________ontheMoonthanontheEarth.A.morelighter B.muchmorelight C.muchlighter D.morelight4.Thepolicemenoftenstopchildren________inthestreet.A.toplay B.inplaying C.played D.fromplaying5.Momseemsquite________withmyhomeworkbecausesheislooking________atme.A.happy;happy B.happy;happily C.happily,happily D.happily;happy6.Thewheelisperhapsthegreatestinvention________history.A.of B.in C.at D.with7.AlexanderGrahamBellinvented________in1876.A.oneofthefirstpracticaltelephone B.onefirstpracticaltelephonesC.oneofthefirstpracticaltelephones D.onefirstpracticaltelephone8.Hecandraw________anartist.A.aswellas B.notsowellas C.asgoodas D.asbetteras9.Dowehave________apples?A.some B.any C.much D.few10.3plus9________12.A.are B.were C.is D.was二.完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分；满分15分)ComputerfactsSmallerandbetterInthe____11____,thefirstcomputerswerebiggerthancars.Nowcomputersarebecomingsmallerandbetter.Somecomputersaretiny.You____12____beunawareofthem.Thereisprobably____13____insideyourTVorwashingmachine.You____14____computersmorethanyourealize.____15____canwedowithcomputers?Wecanusecomputers____16____.Theycancalculate____17____afasterspeedthanwecanandalmostnevergivewronganswers.Wecan____18____typeanddrawthings____19____them.Inadditioncomputerscandoimportantjobslike____20____railwaysandflyingplanesandspaceships.Isacomputer____21____thanme?Theansweris“No”.Yourbraincanproducenewideas____22____computerscannot.However,onedaycomputersmaybeabletodoabetterjobthanhumanbeings.Forexample,theymaydobetterthandoctors____23____doingtheirjob.Whatwillhappentous____24____computerscandoallourjobs?Willwehave____25____todo?Computersmaychangeourlives,butwilltheymakethembetter?11.A.1940 B.1940’s C.1940s D.1940’12.A.must B.may C.can D.should13.A.one B.it C.this D.that14.A.dependedon B.believein C.worryabout D.takeoff15.A.How B.Which C.What D.When16.A.tocalculating B.forcalculate C.forcalculator D.tocalculate17.A.at B.in C.on D.to18.A.too B.also C.aswell D.either19.A.by B.in C.use D.with20.A.operate B.operated C.operation D.operating21.A.clever B.muchclever C.morecleverer D.cleverer22.A.but B.and C.or D.if23.A.in B.at C.on D.up24.A.if B.unless C.when D.before25.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing三.阅读理解(共12小题，每小题1.5分；满分18分)AGreatinventionsGreatinventionschangetheworld.Theyhelppeopleliveabetterlife.Thefollowingarethreeofthemostimportantinventionsinhistory.ThewheelThewheelisperhapsthegreatestinventioninhistory.Afteritsinvention,travellingbecamefasterandmorecomfortable.Afewthousandyearsago,peoplestartedtousewheeloncarriages.Intheearly19thcentury,thefirsttrainsbegantocarrypassengers.Atthestartofthe20thcentury,carsbecamepopular.Withoutthewheel,wewouldnothavetheseinventions.ThetelephoneAlexanderGrahamBellinventedoneofthefirstpracticaltelephonesin1876.Sincethen,peoplehavebeenabletospeaktoeachotheroverlongdistances.Todaymillionsofpeopleacrosstheworldownmobilephones.Theyallowpeopletokeepintouchwitheachotheranytime,anywhere.ThelightbulbThomasEdisondevelopedthefirstpracticallightbulbin1879.Beforetheinventionofthelightbulb,peoplehadtouseoillamps,gaslampsorcandletoseeatnight.Withlightbulbs,peoplecandoasmanythingsintheeveningsastheycaninthedaytime.Canyouimaginelivingwithoutthem?26Whatisthegreatestinventionaccordingtothetext?A.Thelightbulb. B.Thewheel.C.Thetelephone. D.Alltheabove.27.Whichinventionswereinventedduringthesameperiod(时期)?A.Thewheelandthetelephone.B.Thelightbulbandthewheel.C.Thetelephoneandthelightbulb.D.Thewheel,thetelephoneandthelightbulb.28.Whendidcarsbecamepopular?A.Intheearly19thcentury. B.Inthelate19thcentury.C.Intheearly20thcentury. D.Inthelate20thcentury.29.Whatdothemobilephonesallowpeopletodo?A.Tokeepintouchwitheachotheranytime,anywhere.B.Todoasmanythingsintheeveningsastheycaninthedaytime.C.Totravelfasterandmorecomfortable.D.Tospeaktothemselvesoverlongdistances.BAsthefirstpeopletosuccessfullybuildandflyaheavy“engine-poweredaircraft”intheair,OrvilleWrightandWilburWrightarereallygreatinventors.On17December,1903,theyflewthefirstplaneintheworld—“theFirstFlight”inKittyHawk,NorthCarolina.TheWrightbrothersweretryingtolearnaboutflight.Someofthemachinesweresuccessful.theotherswerenot.However.eachmachineaddedtotheirknowledge.TheWrightFlyerhastwowings,anupperwingandalowerone.Botharemadeofwoodwithaclothcovering.TheWrightbrotherscoveredthewingswithaspecialmuslin,itwasakindofcommonclothforwomen’sclothingintheearly1900s.Theclothwaslightweight,yetstrong.TheWrightbrotherscalledthecloth“PrideoftheWest”.WilburandOrvilledidn’tlearnalotfromschool.However,theytaughtthemselveshowtomakeasuccessfulflyingmachine.Ittookthem26yearstobesuccessfulinmakingtheFirstFlight.Today,theirfirstflyingmachineexistsonlyin100-yearoldblackandwhitepictures.30.TheWrightbrothersaregreat________.A.teachers B.inventors C.doctors D.pilots31.Theytestedtheirfirstengine-poweredplane________.A.intheearly19thcentury B.in26yearsC.inSouthCarolina D.on17December,190332.TheWrightFlyerhastwowings________withaclothcovering.A.madeofwood B.madeofclothC.madeofiron D.madeofplastic33.Howlongdidtheyteachthemselvestomakeasuccessfulflyingmachine?A.For26years. B.In26years. C.Since1903. D.For100years.CManyChineseknowZhongNanshanastheherowhobeatSARSin2003.Peoplesharehispicturesandwordsonline,sayingtheybelieveeverywordZhongsays.HehasgivenChinesepeopleconfidenceinwinningthisfight.AgreatdoctorZhonggrewupinafamilyofdoctors.Hisgoalhasalwaysbeentosaveasmanylivesaspossible.In2003,whenSARShitChina,hevolunteeredtotreatpatients.Aftermonthsofhardwork,histreatmentplanforSARSwasusedbyChinaandthenthewholeworld.Itsavedthousandsoflives.AsZhongoncesaid,“Thehospitalsareourbattlefield(战场).Whenwe’reneeded,weshouldchargeforward.”Backtothefrontline17yearslater,the84-yearoldZhongisonceagainleadinganexpertteamtodealwiththeCOVID-19.Althoughthisnewvirusismoredangeroustooldpeople,Zhongworrieslittleabouthisownsafety.OnJan.18,hetookahighspeedtrainfromGuangzhoutoWuhan.Twodayslater,hebecamethefirstexperttotellthepublicthattheviruscouldgofrompersontoperson.OnJan29,heandhisteamspentoverfourhoursonlinecheckingfivepatients.Thenextday,hechoseatreatmentplan.Underhislead,histeamdevelopedarapidtestkit(试剂盒)forthediseasethatcanshowresultswithin15minutes.AsPeople’sDailywrote,“ZhongNanshanshowshisprofessionalism(专业性)asadoctor,courageasasoldier,andsenseofdutyasthebackbone(脊梁)ofournation.”34.Theunderlinedpart“chargeforward”means“________”inChineseinthepassage.A.退缩不前 B.甘愿牺牲 C.自我保护 D.冲锋向前35.WhatisZhong'sgoal?A.Tostudyseriouscases.B.Tosavemorepeople.C.TolettheworldknowmoreaboutChina.D.Tolearnfromhisparents.36.WhatdidZhongsayabouttheCOVID-19?A.Hesaidthattheviruscouldgoamonghumans.B.Hesaidthatitwasnotserious.C.Hesaidthatitwasonlydangeroustooldpeople.D.Hesaidthatitcouldgofromanimalstohumans.37.HowdidPeople’sDailydescribeZhong?①Aprofessionaldoctor.②Aclevertraveler.③Thebackboneofournation.④Abravesoldier.A.①②③ B.②③④ C.①③④ D.①②④四.回答问题(共5小题，每小题2分；满分10分)阅读下面的材料，回答后面的问题。TheInformationaboutSomeGreatInventionsInventionWheelTelephoneLightbulbPaperAppearingTimeAfewthousandyearsagoIn1876In1879Around2000yearsagoInventorUnknownAlexanderBellThomasEdisonCaiLunInventor’sNationalityUnknownAmericanAmericanChineseEarlyMainMaterialWoodPlasticandmetalGlassandmetalCottonMainUseMakingtravellingfasterUsedforcommunicatingoverdistancedGivinglightUsedforrecordinginformation38.Whatistheformaboveabout?________________39.Accordingtotheformabovewhatwasthetelephonemadeof?________________40.Accordingtotheformabove,wasthelightbulbthelatestinvention?________________41.Whatisthemainuseofthewheel?________________42.Howmanyinventionsaboveappearedinthe19thcentury?________________五.阅读填空(共7小题，每小题1分；满分7分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。DidThomasEdisonreallyinventthelightbulb?Theanswerisno.Thereal____43____(invent)ofthelightbulbwasJosephSwan.Heinventedtheelectriclightbulbin1860.ButSwan’slightbulbcouldnotglow(发光)foralongenoughtimetobeuseful.Tenyearslater,ThomasEdisondecided____44____(improve)onSwan’slightbulb.Hedidalotofexperimentstofinda____45____(good)bulbwirethanbefore.Finally,hefoundtherightone.Itcouldglowforabout1,200hoursand,atthesametime,itwascheap.Inthe20thcentury,lightbulbs____46____(begin)tobewidelyusedallovertheworld.Evenstreetlampsbegantouselight____47____(bulb)insteadofoil.Sincethen,thelightbulbhashelpedhumansseethings____48____(clear)anytime.Itisoneofthe____49____(great)inventionsinhistory.六.综合阅读(共10小题，每小题2分；满分20分)AAPengiantDoyouknowLaszloBiro?Maybeyoudonot,butyouprobablyusehisinventioneveryday,andyoumayevenhaveitin(A)________handrightnow!Biro(1899-1985)wastheinventoroftheballpointpen.Hewas(B)________inBudapest,Hungary.Inthe1930s,whenheworkedasanewspapereditor,heusedafountainpenalmosteveryday.However,he(C)hadtorefillitallthetime.Theinkalsodidnotdryeasily,anditsometimesmadeamessonthepaper.Birowantedabetterpen.Hisbrother,George,helpedhimdevelopaspecialink.Theinkdriedeasily.Thentheydevelopedanewtypeofpen.Therewasa(D)tinyballatthetipofthepen.Theballrolledinkontopaperasitmoved.Theycalleditthe“ballpoint”pen.(E)Theballpointpenwasagreatsuccess.Everyonelovedit.(F)现在全世界数以百万计的人每天都在使用它.PeoplewillalwaysrememberBiroforhisinvention.TodayinmanyEnglish-speakingcountries,peoplestillusetheword“biro”torefertoanykindofballpointpen.50.在文中(A)和(B)的空白处填入适当的单词：________________51.写出文中划线部分(C)和(D)同义词或近义词：________________52.将文中划线部分(E)改写为：Theballpointpenwas________________.53.将文中划线部分(F)部分翻译成英语：________________54.在文中找出研发圆珠笔的两个人：________________BIsn’tspringabeautifulseason?Flowersofallcolorsandshapescanbeseen(A)hereandthere.(B)它们使我们的世界看起来和闻起来更好.Soit’snosurprisethatpeopleloveflowers!Well...exceptforone—dandelions(蒲公英).Inordertohaveatidygarden,wetryourbesttokillalldandelionsordigthemout—onlytoseetheseunwantedplantsgrowrightback.①Butthat’snotbadbecausewehavegoodreasonstoleavethemalone.Infact,a2014studylistsdandelionsasoneofthetop4lhealthiestfoods.DandelionsarefullofvitaminsK,A,EandC.Theyhavelongbeenusedasmedicine.Anothergreatthingaboutdandelionsisthatyoucaneateverypartofthem,eithercooked(C)_____________uncooked.Youcanalsoputflowersorrootsinhotwatertomakedandelionstea.②Great!Nothinggoestowaste!(D)Inaddition,dandelionsarefunforkids!Pickthewhitetop,(E)________youreyesmakeawishandblow!Ifyoublowallofitoffinonebreath,yourwishwillcometrue.③Stillunwantedplants?Ofcoursenot!Dandelionsaregoodforhuman’shealthaswellasourkitchen.Theyalsoprovidekidswithfreetoys!Sonexttimewhenyouareblowing(F)them,blowharder—youarehelpingthisgreatplantgrowinthewild,evenifyourownwishdoesnotcometrue.55.写出文中划线部分(A)和(D)的同义词或近义词：________________56.将文中划线部分(B)译成英语：________57.在文中(C)和(E)处填入适当的单词：________________58.Thisgameisplayedallovertheworld.应该位于文中①②③哪处?________________59.文中(F)指代的是：________________七.书面表达(共2节，A节5分，B节20分；满分25分)A)选词填空阅读短文，然后根据其内容从方框中选出可以填入空白处的短语。asfreeas,fourwheels,inthefuture,onland,turnintoMyinventionisaflyingcar.Itisfastandconvenient.Theflyingcarhas____60____andtwowings.Ithasatopspeedof300km/h.Youcangotofartherplacesinashorttime.Itcanrun____61____andflyintheair.Ifyoushout“fly”,thecarwill____62____aplanein30seconds.Youwillbe_